Dog Names Meaning Beast

Introduction

Whether you just like mythical creatures or your dog is a beast itself, giving them a beast-themed name is a great way to capture a strong element of your or their personality, and there are certainly plenty to choose from. Cultures all over the world have myths and beliefs about various beasts and in recent years, the rise in popularity of the fantasy genre has littered our own culture with beast of all shapes and sizes in just about every form of media, leaving you no shortage of great places to derive an appropriate and unique name for your equally unique dog.

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Dog Names Meaning Beast in Pop Culture

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The Beast

Throughout history, humankind has understood the world around us through mythology, and each culture has made its own history through its unique perception, including origin stories, reason, ethics and all. Some cultures worship the sun and sky, while others pray to the ocean. Some believe in one god and some believe in numerous deities. But nearly all cultures share a common belief in a greater force, whether it is good, evil or somewhere in between. Because of it, we’ve developed fantastical creatures that provide us reason and meaning for the mysteries of the world, whether they’re as simple as a child’s imagination or the work of a great author.

Largely because of our seemingly eternal relationship with them, dogs or their derivatives are common in myths from all over the world. The Greeks had Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guards the gates of the underworld. The folklore of the British Isles has the Barghest and Black Shuck, giant black dogs with monstrous teeth and claws. Korean mythology has the Bul-Gae, firedogs who influenced the celestial bodies.

In modern American culture, however, one of the most famous dogs to reach myth-like status came from the 90s classic baseball flick, The Sandlot, and to its characters, was simply known as “The Beast”.

Like most mythological origins, The Beast was a product of failed reason and misunderstanding, his story snowballing over the years until it reached a critical mass of reputation. Also like many myths, The Beast rarely showed itself, its actions and the subsequent reverence forming much more of its identity than truth. For most of the movie, The Beast is mostly mysterious, only popping his giant head up to snatch an errant baseball or paw a ball away from anyone attempting to reach into its domain. The Beast even has his own origin story, told in campfire fashion to cement the intensity of its lore. And despite confirming some reality of his size and ferocity with the destruction of an erector set and a high-speed chase through town, his true self isn’t seen until the dog’s owner, a legend in his own right, finally sits the main character down and introduces The Beast, perfectly named Hercules after the mythological Greek hero, as merely an excitable but gentle soul, far removed from the stories created around him, much like science and experience has re-shaped the way people have gained understanding for the world around them.

Dog Name Meaning Beast Considerations

Knowing where to start can be the hardest part of coming up with a good beast-themed dog name, so our best suggestion is to first make a list of your dog’s most prominent traits from their personality to their regular behavior to their looks. Then consider what your own interests are, from Dungeons and Dragons to worldwide mythology, as this will also help you narrow down the best path to follow.

For instance, if your dog always seems to be able to multi-task, eat or play as if they have several heads and you’re a fan of Greek mythology, the names Cerberus, Orthrus, Hydra and Scylla would all be appropriate. If they tend to charge around headfirst without much care or pace around your hedged yard like they’re guarding the Labyrinth, then the name Minotaur would certainly be suitable. If they tend to crawl around close to the ground, wiggle around or seem to taste the air with their tongue, then the names Basilisk or Echidna would be solid choices.

There are plenty of attributes, aesthetic qualities and even behaviors you can play off of and tons of cultures worldwide that hold their own stories of mythological or real beasts, so the possibilities are nearly endless as long as you have a bit of patience and imagination.

Male Dog Names Meaning Beast

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Beast

A being with animal-like qualities or features

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Brute

An unrefined animal-like being

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Monster

An imaginary or oversized being that is often frightening

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Fiend

An evil spirit or creature

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Basilisk

A monstrous lizard or reptile

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Centaur

A half-man, half-horse from Greek mythology

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Cerberus

The three-headed dog that guards the gates of the underworld in Greek mythology

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Orthrus

A two-headed hound that guarded cattle in Greek mythology

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Cyclops

The one-eyed primordial giants of the Greeks

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Minotaur

A beast with the body of a human and the head of a bull

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Bigfoot

The many-named giant ape

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Bogle

A ghostly creature that scares people

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Demon

An evil spirit or creature

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Dragon

A giant, winged, fire-breathing serpent

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Goblin

A grotesque and greedy creature

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Golem

A magically animated creature made of several natural materials such as stone